The Nikon is right up there with the Canon version - they're both incredible lenses. I like it so much that I just bought a backup copy and plan to sell my f/2.8. The weight savings is significant and I mostly shoot at f/4 or smaller for DOF anyway.

snapsy wrote:
The Nikon is right up there with the Canon version - they're both incredible lenses. I like it so much that I just bought a backup copy and plan to sell my f/2.8. The weight savings is significant and I mostly shoot at f/4 or smaller for DOF anyway.

snapsy wrote:
The Nikon is right up there with the Canon version - they're both incredible lenses. .

I just don't understand why it is so much more expensive than the Canon version. I got my used 70-200 F4 IS for about $900, whereas I can't seem to be able to find any used 70-200 F4 VR for less than $1200-ish. That, and the fact that it would cost me at least $1000 more to replace my 100-400L (purchased used for $1250) with a used 80-400G, is what's keeping me from considering Nikon.

Scrumhalf wrote:
I just don't understand why it is so much more expensive than the Canon version. I got my used 70-200 F4 IS for about $900, whereas I can't seem to be able to find any used 70-200 F4 VR for less than $1200-ish. That, and the fact that it would cost me at least $1000 more to replace my 100-400L (purchased used for $1250) with a used 80-400G, is what's keeping me from considering Nikon.

Both Canon and Nikon have been introducing their new lenses at very high price points and then letting them drift down once early adopter demand subsides. There have been a few 70-200 f/4 VR on B+S that have gone for $1100 or less.

Scrumhalf wrote:
I just don't understand why it is so much more expensive than the Canon version. I got my used 70-200 F4 IS for about $900, whereas I can't seem to be able to find any used 70-200 F4 VR for less than $1200-ish. That, and the fact that it would cost me at least $1000 more to replace my 100-400L (purchased used for $1250) with a used 80-400G, is what's keeping me from considering Nikon.

Both the Nikon 70-200 f/4 and 80-400 AF-S are new lenses with new tech that just came out. The Canon 100-400 and 70-200 /4 have been out for many years. That's the reason for the high price. When Canon comes out with updated versions of these, they will also be in line with the Nikon price.